The first service was held in the Little Church (also known as the Chapel of Ease) in January 1910. The first civilian pioneer’s grave, that of John Upington, who died in 1890, is in the graveyard. A loan from the Cathedral parish and a local collection raised £300, building operations were completed on 27 December 1909 and the first service was held by Dean F H Beaven on 9 January 1910. The bricks were made on the premises and the cost of the church was £431 7s 0d. In 1916 William Low gave the brass bell to the church. The inscription on it reads “Woe to you if you preach not the Gospel”. It was hung in a msasa tree and remained there till it was re-hung in the West Gateway in 1956. The Vestry was added in 1922, but it was not until 1940 that a door was provided for entry from the Vestry to the Church! In 1923 the 16 pews and two pew fronts were installed. They are made of mchibi (Rhodesian Mahogany) and cost £2.15.0 each. The Altar Rail is made of the same wood. 1946 – the Parish of Avondale was formed and the first Rector, Canon Gibbon, appointed. Prior to that Avondale had been part of the Cathedral Parish. In 1948 the Rectory was built and in 1953 the Hall was built. More classrooms were added later as the Junior Church grew. The New Church was built in 1965 as the numbers attending services, particularly at Easter and Christmas, had grown too large for the Little Church.  
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